Shirt.



. P. SFFOLD.

SHIRT.

APPLlcArloN FILED ocr. 2s, 1914.

L lge-5l@ v Patented Jan. 25, i916.

RAY P. SAFFOLD, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. i

SHIRT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patenteddan. 25, 15H6.

Application ined october 2s, 1.914. serial No. 869,042.

To all vif/om z'i may; Concern.'

Be it known that I, RAY P. SAFFOLD, a citizen of the United States, residing at San l".'ancisco, in the county ot San Francisco and State of California, have invented cer-r tain new and uset'ul inprovements ,in Shirts: and do herehy declare the following to he a. full, clear. and exact description ot the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to malte and use the same.

viy invention relates to improvements in shirts. shirt waists and nndcrshirts, and consists in the novel forms and constructions herein shown anddescrihed.

l An obgect of my 1n entlon is to lprovide an improved shirt.l shi 'tw'ast on un'dershirt, adapted to prevent irritating lressureflpon the spinal column the inconvenience collar hand at the said shirt. waist or undershirt.

further object of',` my in ven tion is to proet a donbe thiekntess ov vide an improved garment adapted toprevent disagreeable rumpling or humping pist helow the neck hand at the hach'.

A `further ohject ot my invention to provide an improved garment which will eliminate the. unnecessary wad or roll formed around the waist and hips ot pre rions constrnct'iimis. Further ohjects ot' my invention are to ailow the use ot smaller and llarger collars on tue same shirt: to employ the same kind ot collar hand solid in liront on dress and plain shirts; to employ a pair ot small linttons in the hack and front ot the collar hand instead of single huttons as is now usual; and to prevent sagging and pinching in front ot a dress shirt hy using a collar hand that not divided in front.

ln the accompanying drawings. forming a part ot' this application, in which similar reference symbols indicate corresponding parts inthe .,.iveral views. Figure l is a l agmentary front view ot a shirt or garment Aillustrating one emlmdi'ment ot my invention; Fig. 2 is a rear view ot the nfarment .shown in Fig. l: Figjf shows a collar attached to the usual central tront hutton hole ot the collar hand oli a garment; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view showing the relative positions of the rear ends of the heck hand; Fig. 5 .is li perspective View` showing the collar attached to pairs of huttons occupying laterally spaced auziiliary button holes according and larynx, and vo avoidv front cr hack opening or to my improved construction; Fig. G is a Jragn'ieutary perspective view showing the relative positions ot the rear ends of the neck hand het'ore the collar is attached thereto. as in Fig. and Fig. 7 is a. view similar to Fig. (3 with the ends of the neck hand'drawn apart. l

Referring to the drawings, l indicates the liront ot' a dress shirt` illustrating one embodiment of my invention which is open at 2 in the usual manner, and also preferably provided with an opening Il in its hack 4. The shirt is provided with a neck hand 5 which is separated only at the hack opening 3 of the shirt, and which is continuous in front to provide an attachment for insuring a smooth set ot the open, or split, shirt bosom. ln order to prevent troublesome rumpling or humping of the shirt just helow the neck hand at the hack, Vl provide the edges ot' the hack opening 3 with triangular cut out portions 6, or other suitable incisions. As shown, especially in Fig. 2, the garment is prm'ided with a haclttail '7 which teru'iiuates a slight distance helovv the waist line (Qi, a nd. with a central trout tail 9 of less width than the hody' ot the garment. This providesl a novel and very comfortable con'- struction which eliminates the 'unnecessary wad or roll formed around the waist or hips of a wearer in previous constructions.

The liront ot the neck hand 5 is shown provided with a central button hole l for attaching a collar '12 hy the usual long shank collar button 5021s shown in Fig. 3, and with a pair of auxiliary hutton holes 1l. spaced at the respective sides thereof' for attaching the collar hy two short collar lnittons i and 52 as shown in Fig. attached hy a pair of hnttons 58 and G0. as will he readily understood. By this improved construction, the auxiliary hnttons 51 and avoid all irritating pressure, enaille the front edges ot the collar 12 to he spaced apart for comfort, while the rear hutton.` and G0 eliminate the inconvenience and I'iuisance of the overlapping or double thickness ot the collar in the hack, all as will he clear Vfrom the drawings.

The. rear ends 13 and 14 o1 the neclt. l and 5 are provided with lateral button holes l5 and ll respectively, and a tal 17 provided with a central hutten hole 155 extends trom the hand end lil; loops7 and additional tabs ll? and 2() extend from the tali l? and the hand end et respectivel f as shown. In this 5. The rear ot the collar is improved construction, the loop or tab 19 is placed over the lateral button hole 16, as shown in Fig. G, for connecting the ends of the neck band b v a collar button 21 when the back oi the collar 12 is attached by the collar buttons 21 and 2i'.

The'back of the collar 12 is further provided with a pair of auxiliary button holes at the sides ot' the usual central button hole for receiving the collar buttons 21 and 22. This prevents irritating pressure of the col- .lar buttons Q1 and 22' against the spinal column and avoids the inconvenience of a double thickness of collar band at the back. It' it is desired to attach the back ot' the collar 12 by a single buttonin the usual mannciypthe loop or tab 20 is placed over the button 55 in the central button hole 1S in the tali 1T. as shown in Fig. 1. If no collar is to be worn, a button can be inserted through thesuperposed loops 19 and Q0 for attachiny the neck band loosely and comfortably about the neck; or tabs 19 and 2O can be made to register with buttonholes 15 and 16.

While I have illustrated my invention to apply to a dress shirt, it will be obvious that it is equally applicable to the usual stili' shirts which open only at the back, and to coat shirts which open only in the front. lVhen applied to coat shirts, the button holes 10 and 11 are placed at the back of the collar band, and the tab 17 and loops ortabs 19 and 20 are provided at the front ends of the collar band. My invention is equally adaptable to tailored shirt-waists which are worn with detachable collars and to undershirts by omitting the tails 7 and 9.

It is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details of construction without departing from the spirit of my invention, and, therefore, I do not Wish to be limited to the above disclosure except as required by the claims.

That I claim is 1. A garment open front and back having a neck band continuous at the 'front and provided with the usual central front button hole for attaching, a. collar and with a pair of auxiliaryy front button holes spaced at the respective sides of the central button hole 'for attachment to a collar independently of said central hole.

A garment open front and back having a neck band provided with the usual central button holes at the front and back and with auxiliary button holes spaced at each side of the said central button holes for attachment to a collar independently of said central holes. i

13. A garment having' a neck band contin- -uous at the front and provided with the usual central button hole at the back and with a pair ot auxiliary button holes spaced at the respective sides of t 1e central button hole, and a collar provid/ed with a central button hole at the back, and with a pair ot' auxiliary button holes spaced similarly tol said pair oiu auxiliary holes oi the neck band.

el. A garment open at both -front and back and having a neck band continuous in front and separated only at the back opening, said neck band beingl provided with the usual central iront and hack button holes and with a-pair of button holes spaced at each side of the said usual central button holes for attaching; the collar.

A garment having` a continuous collar band at the front butopening` at the Jiront 'and back and provided with a triangular cut in each ot' the edges ot' the back opening in proximity to the neck band.

In testimony whereof, I aliix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

RAY I). SAFFOLD. lVitnesses Il. E. MCCLURE, J. J. Nnumoax. 

